Stephen Aguilar
@stephenaguilar.com
Educational researcher focused on EdTech x AI,student engagement and motivation. Associate professor at USC Rossier. Associate Director of USC Center for Generative AI and Society
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It's first-proof-lookin'-at-Wednesday! A new holiday I just made up.
Delighted to report that yes, it contains all my favorite typos. Thank god for a second set of human eyes!
Delighted to report that yes, it contains all my favorite typos. Thank god for a second set of human eyes!
Honestly we would all benefit from more people deep diving into Star Trek, esp DS9
January 13, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Honestly we would all benefit from more people deep diving into Star Trek, esp DS9
Age of Apocalypse. Best alternative reality in the entire X-Men franchise!
January 13, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Age of Apocalypse. Best alternative reality in the entire X-Men franchise!
Pretty sure my phone doesn't understand Spanish.
January 12, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Pretty sure my phone doesn't understand Spanish.
Boo. Glad I didn't go to the theater for it. It would have driven me nuts!
January 12, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Boo. Glad I didn't go to the theater for it. It would have driven me nuts!
Isn't this the duel screen issue? (Writers assuming you're only half paying attention thanks to your phone)?
January 12, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Isn't this the duel screen issue? (Writers assuming you're only half paying attention thanks to your phone)?
Sumi longs for the wild.
January 12, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Sumi longs for the wild.
Good
After the White House called for billions of dollars in funding reductions, senators and representatives are rescinding the proposed cuts and even boosting funds for basic research. From NYT Science:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
Congress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Good
That's...so many skeletons. Does make me wonder if after a 10 he decided to just go for it and hit 3 digits.
January 10, 2026 at 2:40 AM
That's...so many skeletons. Does make me wonder if after a 10 he decided to just go for it and hit 3 digits.
Hooray! One whole K!!
January 9, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Hooray! One whole K!!
I'd watch the crap out of this if it was real.
January 9, 2026 at 8:56 PM
I'd watch the crap out of this if it was real.
Sorry for your loss. He was a beautiful kitty.
January 9, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Sorry for your loss. He was a beautiful kitty.
Who you tryin' to impresss?
January 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Who you tryin' to impresss?
I’m so close to 1k! Hurry find 5 more real people and make them follow me.
January 8, 2026 at 8:46 PM
I’m so close to 1k! Hurry find 5 more real people and make them follow me.
Reposted by Stephen Aguilar
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
Reposted by Stephen Aguilar
I love this for us 🥳
Since Jan 1 2025, which feels like four trillion years ago, research has been shared on here 5 million whole-ass times. Bluesky recently passed 2 billion posts IN TOTAL.
So 0.25% of the entire site's traffic was citations to research.
That is actually massively high. Is it? Yes. Here's why.
So 0.25% of the entire site's traffic was citations to research.
That is actually massively high. Is it? Yes. Here's why.
January 8, 2026 at 5:56 PM
I love this for us 🥳
You know they’ve lost the plot when they come after Plato.
Texas A&M, Under New Curriculum Limits, Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
Texas A&M, Under New Curriculum Limits, Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
Texas A&M, Under New Curriculum Limits, Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:12 AM
You know they’ve lost the plot when they come after Plato.
Texas A&M, Under New Curriculum Limits, Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
Texas A&M, Under New Curriculum Limits, Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
Reposted by Stephen Aguilar
I would just appreciate it if people who value scientific rigor could apply a modicum of skepticism to headlines like “meta is hiding causal evidence.”
I’m recalling the whistleblower thing from 2021 when it turned out that the hidden finding about body image was probably selection bias
I’m recalling the whistleblower thing from 2021 when it turned out that the hidden finding about body image was probably selection bias
January 7, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I would just appreciate it if people who value scientific rigor could apply a modicum of skepticism to headlines like “meta is hiding causal evidence.”
I’m recalling the whistleblower thing from 2021 when it turned out that the hidden finding about body image was probably selection bias
I’m recalling the whistleblower thing from 2021 when it turned out that the hidden finding about body image was probably selection bias
Hey looks it's tech companies harvesting user data for their latest LLMs.
Dude just gonna sit by the bird feeder and wait now. Fucker. 😤
They are pretty though. 🤩
They are pretty though. 🤩
January 7, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Hey looks it's tech companies harvesting user data for their latest LLMs.
Time to shamelessly tag people who might want to read this when it comes out this summer...folks like:
@scalzi.com, @drewharwell.com, @arneduncan.bsky.social @eoinhiggins.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social @minimaxir.bsky.social @baileymcc.bsky.social @aaronschaffer.com
@scalzi.com, @drewharwell.com, @arneduncan.bsky.social @eoinhiggins.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social @minimaxir.bsky.social @baileymcc.bsky.social @aaronschaffer.com
It's first-proof-lookin'-at-Wednesday! A new holiday I just made up.
Delighted to report that yes, it contains all my favorite typos. Thank god for a second set of human eyes!
Delighted to report that yes, it contains all my favorite typos. Thank god for a second set of human eyes!
January 7, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Time to shamelessly tag people who might want to read this when it comes out this summer...folks like:
@scalzi.com, @drewharwell.com, @arneduncan.bsky.social @eoinhiggins.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social @minimaxir.bsky.social @baileymcc.bsky.social @aaronschaffer.com
@scalzi.com, @drewharwell.com, @arneduncan.bsky.social @eoinhiggins.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social @minimaxir.bsky.social @baileymcc.bsky.social @aaronschaffer.com
It's first-proof-lookin'-at-Wednesday! A new holiday I just made up.
Delighted to report that yes, it contains all my favorite typos. Thank god for a second set of human eyes!
Delighted to report that yes, it contains all my favorite typos. Thank god for a second set of human eyes!
January 7, 2026 at 7:46 PM
It's first-proof-lookin'-at-Wednesday! A new holiday I just made up.
Delighted to report that yes, it contains all my favorite typos. Thank god for a second set of human eyes!
Delighted to report that yes, it contains all my favorite typos. Thank god for a second set of human eyes!
Bed is always the best option, especially if you include 1+ cats! I hope you're on the mend!
January 7, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Bed is always the best option, especially if you include 1+ cats! I hope you're on the mend!
This cold has me messed up, that's for sure.
good grief, we are ALL just so sick (or barely recovered from being sick) right now, aren't we?
January 7, 2026 at 6:57 PM
This cold has me messed up, that's for sure.
Glad some tech CEO's recognize the importance of a progressive tax code and that CA is awesome.
The Nvidia CEO said his company will remain in California because “that’s where the talent pool is.”
Jensen Huang Says He’s ‘Perfectly Fine’ With California’s Billionaire Tax—Breaking With Other Tech Billionaires
The Nvidia CEO said his company will remain in California because “that’s where the talent pool is.”
www.forbes.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Glad some tech CEO's recognize the importance of a progressive tax code and that CA is awesome.
Reposted by Stephen Aguilar
The new "bible" of Educational Measurement is out (open-access version available at the top right). This is the go-to resource for the next decade about all things measurement, including my chapter with @andrewdeanho.bsky.social on test-based accountability global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The new "bible" of Educational Measurement is out (open-access version available at the top right). This is the go-to resource for the next decade about all things measurement, including my chapter with @andrewdeanho.bsky.social on test-based accountability global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Agreed. Though I will say that they could have chosen a better image. This one shows faculty about 2 seconds away from being crushed as someone rushes up the steps to plant a tree that won't be helpful at all.
January 6, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Agreed. Though I will say that they could have chosen a better image. This one shows faculty about 2 seconds away from being crushed as someone rushes up the steps to plant a tree that won't be helpful at all.